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Hanson Will Have His Hands Full Holding Off Brandon Boykin

GarryCobb — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:02:44 +0000

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Tags: Asante Samuel Brandon Boykin Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Joselio Hanson Nmandi Asomugha Philadelphia Eagles

Somebody tell Eagles nickel back Joselio Hanson not to be spending a lot of money this off season. He needs to emphasize saving and don’t take it for granted that he’ll be cashing those big NFL checks every week this fall. Hanson has gotten a great deal out of his ability, but he’s going to need [...]

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Eagles Have To Hope Their Safeties Hold Up

GarryCobb — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:35:26 +0000

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Tags: Cott Anderson DeMeco Ryans Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Fletcher Cox Howie Roseman Joselio Hanson Kurt Coleman Mychal Kendricks Nate Allen Nmandi Asomugha Philadelphia Eagles Vinny Curry

The Giants have proven that a great pass rush can cover up deficiencies in other areas of your defense. The Eagles are planning on that being true. They had a good pass rush a year ago, now they’ve improved it with the addition of Fletcher Cox and Vinny Curry. They’ve also improved their linebacking corps with [...]

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Eagles To Retire Brian Dawkins #20 Jersey

GarryCobb — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:43 +0000

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Tags: Brian Dawkins Darwin Walker Donovan McNabb Duce Staley Ike Reese Jeremiah Trotter Mike Caldwell Mike Mamula Philadelphia Eagles Tra Thomas

I think the Eagles would admit that they misjudged the popularity of Brian Dawkins here in Philadelphia, as well as his ability to still play football. The absence of Dawkins on the Birds’ roster hurt the Birds for the last few years because they haven’t been able to find a star level safety, since he [...]

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Asante Samuel Headed To Atlanta For A Seventh Round Pick

GarryCobb — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:10:53 +0000

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Tags: Asante Samuel Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Nmandi Asomugha Philadelphia Eagles

It’s a done deal. Asante Samuel is now an Atlanta Falcon. The Eagles traded him for a seventh round draft pick which very disappointing when you consider how productive Samuel has been here in Philadelphia. He reworked his contract with the Falcons. Samuel signed a three year deal for $18.5 million dollars today with Atlanta, now [...]

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Falcons Talking To The Eagles About Asante Samuel

GarryCobb — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:48:34 +0000

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Tags: Asante Samuel Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Nmandi Asomugha Philadelphia Eagles

It was previously reported that the Eagles were talking to the Denver Broncos about a trade which involved Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel. Now they’re reportedly talking to the Atlanta Falcons about a draft day deal for Samuel, but the Falcons just like the Broncos want Samuel to restructure his contract before they acquire him. This [...]

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Brian Dawkins’ Versatilty Separates Him From Reed and Polamalu

GarryCobb — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:39:34 +0000

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Tags: Andy Reid Brian Dawkins Ed Reed Jim Johnson Philadelphia Eagles Troy Polamalu

For more than a decade, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson built an outstanding Philadelphia Eagles defense around Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins. He was probably the most complete safety which I’ve ever seen. He was outstanding in every facet of the game. I think it would be a shame if he wasn’t voted to the [...]

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Is Brian Dawkins A Sure Fire Hall Of Famer?

Bob Wankel — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:02:07 +0000

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Tags: Brian Dawkins Ed Reed Philadelphia Eagles Ronnie Lott Troy Polamalu

With the news that Brian Dawkins has made his retirement from the NFL official after a brilliant 16-year career, we can reflect on his fierce playing stlye and game-changing abilities at the safety position. Too often we tend to hyperbolize the greatness of certain players, but the respect and adoration that Dawkins commands is warranted. He [...]

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Brian Dawkins Annouces His Retirement From The NFL

GarryCobb — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:57:47 +0000

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Tags: Brian Dawkins Philadelphia Eagles

Former Eagles great Brian Dawkins announced his retirement today on Twitter. “The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles and the Broncos for believing in me. I would like [to] thank all of my teammates & coaches that I have been blessed [to] go [...]

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Report: Broncos Trying To Workout A Deal For Asante Samuel

GarryCobb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:37:34 +0000

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Tags: Asante Samuel Denver Broncos Philadelphia Eagles

The Denver Post is reporting that the Broncos have called the Eagles about working out a deal to acquire Birds Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel. The report says the two teams have talked about two scenarios in which Denver would acquire Samuel but neither deal could be agreed upon. It’s been public information for quite a [...]

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Asante Samuel Is Saying All The Right Things Now

GarryCobb — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:23:21 +0000

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Tags: Asante Samuel Philadelphia Eagles

Do you remember when Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel went off in the Birds locker room and said the front office was playing fantasy football with the owner Jeffrey Lurie’s money? Well that Asante Samuel no longer plays for the Birds. Samuel was at the Eagles first off season workout at the Nova Care Complex today and [...]

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